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Getting Enough 'Sunshine Vitamin' May Not Just Be About Catching Rays, New Blood Test Reveals
June 29, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new highly-accurate blood test which can detect how much a patient’s diet could be responsible for a lack of the so-called ‘sunshine vitamin’. Vitamin D ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplements Found to Be Safe for Healthy Pregnant Women
June 27, 2011 — Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has long been a matter of concern, but now researchers report that even a high supplementation amount in healthy pregnant women was safe and effective in ... > full story -
Vitamin A Deficiency Does Not Affect Onset of Asthma, Study Suggests
June 22, 2011 — Vitamin A deficiency does not increase the risk of asthma, according to new ... > full story -
A Breath of Fresh Air for Detecting Vitamin B12 Deficiency
June 22, 2011 — Researchers have developed a new test to detect the levels of vitamin B12 using your breath, allowing for a cheaper, faster, and simpler diagnosis that could help to avoid the potentially fatal ... > full story -
More Evidence Vitamin D Boosts Immune Response
June 17, 2011 — Laboratory-grown gingival cells treated with vitamin D boosted their production of an endogenous antibiotic, and killed more bacteria than untreated cells, according to a new study. The research ... > full story -
Experts Recommend Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency in at-Risk Populations
June 6, 2011 — The Endocrine Society has released "Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline." The clinical practice guideline (CPG) is ... > full story -
High Levels of Vitamin D Needed for Bone Density Drugs to Work, Study Shows
June 6, 2011 — To fully optimize a drug therapy for osteoporosis and low bone mineral density, patients should maintain vitamin D levels above the limits recently recommended by the Institute of Medicine, according ... > full story -
Losing More Than 15 Percent of Body Weight Significantly Boosts Vitamin D Levels in Overweight Women
May 25, 2011 — Overweight or obese women with less-than-optimal levels of vitamin D who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of this fat-soluble ... > full story -
Vitamin D Increases Speed of Sperm Cells, Researchers Discover
May 25, 2011 — Vitamin D is important for optimal reproductive function in both animals and humans. It has long been known that serum vitamin D level is important for reproductive function in various animals, but ... > full story -
Vitamin D Levels Low in African-Americans With Multiple Sclerosis
May 23, 2011 — African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don't have the disease, according to a new study. However, most of the difference in vitamin ... > full story -
Sun Protects Against Childhood Asthma
May 18, 2011 — Vitamin D, which is primarily absorbed from the sun, plays a role in protection against childhood asthma. Now, a new study led by researchers in Spain has shown that children who live in colder, ... > full story -
Gene Variant Linked With Development of COPD in Men
May 15, 2011 — Researchers have linked a variant in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) with the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Caucasian men. The study population consisted of participants ... > full story
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